Re: Dead primary HD - Install new HD with OEM XP pro clean not upgrad

Not an expert, by any means, either. But, do know that not enabling DMA
will slow machine to a crawl.....PIO is enable by default and also with
certain chipsets. See the following:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xp+enable+dma
Heirloom, old and can't hurt

"dz" <dz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Not an expert with CMOS selections.
> Running Dell DIM 8100 P4 1.5GHz
> 768MB RDRAM
> bad drive F:120MB WD drive is outside normal specs - still runs though.
> new drive C:120MB WD
> EIDE set new HD to Master and bad to Slave
>
> Intent is to retrieve files from disk (if possible) and replace with 80GB
> HD
> for better backups than burning to CD each month. Fresh XP pro w/SP2
> trying
> to add to new HD and run future 80GB as ghost drive.
>
> 1) I added drive and set M/S config with EIDE cable.
> 2) CMOS boot order set to only read CD-rom - A and C: drive are
> unchecked,
> as I'm trying to create the new C: dive
> 3) WIth reboot, Used WD HD disk to install and partition new drive.
> 4) After exiting WD HD config. loaded XP Pro disk and rebooted.
> 5) XP Pro loaded all through to Windows XP Pro Setup.
>
> It has been running for 2.5hrs. The hard drive light has been on the
> whole
> time, but the CD-rom hasn't clicked since this screen activated. Still
> says
> "Examining 114471MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 atapi"
>
> Is this normal? I cancelled it already 2x after 1 hr and another at
> 1.5hrs.
> On/off won't function so I had to unplug her. Not what I want to keep
> doing.
>
> Is this thing going to load or do I have issues? Also should I have
> loaded
> as a single drive, no jumper, unhooking my bad HD so XP won't do anything
> to
> its data during my new load on the new HD? All my computer IT buds are
> out
> of town.
>
> I still have my modem and printers attached via usb ports. Do these need
> to
> be removed and added after XP loads?


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